February 27th, 2023
Pretty good winter days lately. One early morning I decided to first take a long walk around Seurasaari (an island in Helsinki) instead of opening my work laptop on my remote day. Felt good on a clear day, I should do this more often. The desire to buy an album I did something else too … [ read more » ]
February 19th, 2023
The weather has been a mixed bag of clear skies, thick fogs and now lots of snow. Not a stable winter, then. Now that I’ve been writing a few weekly posts in this blog, I have a feel of what is working and not. One thing is that reviewing a film, album, music or public … [ read more » ]
February 12th, 2023
Bit of a fuzzy week, tired and not much energy. But I’ll write down some thoughts anyway. Gotta keep that streak going. One more Ozu film I watched Yosujiro Ozu‘s final movie An Autumn Afternoon (1962). Once again Ozu recycles themes with minor alternations to his previous movies: getting married opening and closing doors, western … [ read more » ]
February 5th, 2023
It is February, let’s start with the weather as usual. In my experience, this time of year in Helsinki is when I usually forgive the dark winter for being so depressing, as there usually is a good combination of a sunny days, snow and a frozen sea to walk around on. But now the sea … [ read more » ]